LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: Mesut Özil of Arsenal in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on February 16, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Mesut Ozil unknowingly sparked controversy in Spain after Almudena Negro of Spain’s People’s Party directed a tweet at one of her political rivals Pablo Gomez Perpinya. In a move that even the best gambling sites couldn’t foretell, Ozil, for once, wasn’t involved in a story involving a lack of on the pitch enthusiasm.

Negro accused Perpinya of negligence posting a photograph of who she alleged was the politician at home playing video games.